More Articles by Timothy Johnson

We learned from the 2018 Profile of the Electrical Contractor that lighting is the most important money-earning category for electrical contracting firms. So, this month, the magazine staffers bring you a special report with...

A new federal report released on Black Friday warns U.S. energy infrastructure is ill-prepared for the anticipated environmental and economic implications of climate change. According to the National Climate Assessment (NCA)...

Earlier this year, Julie visited the Galileo Museum in Florence. She says, “You guys, this place is SO cool.” That’s where we got the cover photo. This late-16th-century box of measuring tools contains rulers, squares, a...

LED technology made a name for itself by providing massive energy and maintenance savings for street lighting and parking garages, but adoption was slower in applications like office, education, healthcare and retail, as the...

In September, Eaton hosted a media event at its Power Systems Experience Center outside of Pittsburgh, Pa. The Experience Center gives visitors a concentrated, hands-on training experience for virtually every electrical...

We’re not psychics, but we have an idea what the future might look like. For years, we’ve monitored a number of trends, and their confluence seems inevitable. For instance, earlier this month, attendees of NECA 2018...

For the first time in its history, the NECA Show hosted a sitting president. On Tuesday, Oct. 2, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the closing general session at NECA 2018 in Philadelphia. In his speech, Trump spoke about...

To close out NECA 2018, magician and former NFL long snapper Jon Dorenbos took the stage at the final general session. Dorenbos played for 14 seasons in the NFL, spending the majority of his career with the Philadelphia...

While much of the buzz on NECA 2018 Philadelphia's final day surrounded the appearance by President Trump in the afternoon, the show floor was very much still open for business. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR spent Tuesday walking the...

The second day of the NECA Show was absent the thousands of apprentices that crowded the aisles on the first day. That isn't to say it was slow, but it was a more steady pace. We had more time to get around and check out some...

At the opening of the NECA Show, the industry’s leading safety experts came together for the annual NECA Safety Roundtable. The goal of the session was different from previous years. For this roundtable, NECA assembled many...

On the first day of the 2018 NECA Trade Show and Convention, approximately 2,500 apprentices arrived by bus to fill an entire exhibition hall in the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The 2018 Apprentice Appreciation Day was a...